1929
At the Class Executive Committee meeting in New York last November it came to light that a number of those present had never received the Class Directory which was mailed out last May and which should have been received by every member of the Class. In view of the fact that such a large proportion of those present at a relatively small gathering claimed that they had never received this publication, it may very well be that through some mistake, others have been neglected as well. So if those who have never received a copy of the Directory will drop a note to that effect, a copy will be sent along to you forthwith. Speaking of Class Directories, several classmates have inquired about the preparation of a 25-year Class Book. As has been previously announced, a Class Report will be published prior to our 25th Reunion. The Executive Committee has the matter under consideration already, preliminary to a final determination of the scope and character of the book. Any suggestions along these lines would be welcomed as we hope to turn out a publication which fulfills the expectations of the Class.
Not so long ago this column carried the picture of Herb Bissell and an announcement of his promotion to the post of General Advertising Manager of the Electric Auto-Lite Company of Toledo. Herb's fortunes continue to advance as is evidenced by the announcement this past week that the Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company has appointed him as Executive in Charge of its Advertising, Sales Promotion and Merchandising Departments.
The Claremont Daily Eagle of January 3reports the resignation of Heinie Richardsonas Superintendent of the Hartford, Vt. schoolsto accept a position as Superintendent ofSchools in Sharon, Mass. Heinie began histeaching career in Moodus, Conn., followedby six years as principal of the High Schoolin Sterling, Mass. and then the six years inHartford. Heinie received many tributes onthe occasion of his departure attesting to thehigh regard in which he was held by his fellow townspeople as a friend of the children,.parents and teachers. While at Hartford,Heinie took an active part in civic affairsand served as President of the White RiverRotary Club. In addition, for the past twoyears he has been a lecturer in education atDartmouth.
Soup Lockwood, Director of the Natural Rubber Bureau of Washington, D. C. is quoted in a recent article in the Times on the growing proportionate use of U. S.-made synthetic rubber.
Among the three members of the staff of the College who have been appointed as representatives of the National Collegiate Athletic Association to Committees of the U. S. Olympic Association is Karl Michael, who, as a member of the Men's Swimming Committee, will assist in the choice of members and the organization of the American Swimming Team for the 1952 Olympics, as well as the Pan-American games which will be held in 1951. The others are John Rand, Executive Director of the Outing Club, who will serve on the Olympic Ski Committee and Tommy Dent, who will be a member of the Soccer Committee.
The following men are serving as Committee Chairmen for the 1949-50 Interviewing Program screening candidates for admission to the Class o£ 1954: Bill Andres, DickBarrett, Hal Beloin, Molly Bolt, Harry Enders, Al Fisher, Russ Goudey, Freddie Ingram,George McKelvey, Clive McKenna, BudPurdy, Percy Russell, Kenn Sentney, CarterStrickland, Bruce Sutherland and Cy Worth. Alumni Councilor in charge of Washington, Oregon and Idaho is the good Judge JimHodson. In addition there are undoubtedly many other classmates serving actively on Committees which these men are heading up. Bob Ramage, who runs his own sales consultant service, writes from Hopewell Junction, N. Y.: "Any report from the mid-Hudson area should mention a new and as yet probationary Dartmouth Club organized by a few of the Dartmouths from Poughkeepsie and nearby points. Unfortunately the group contains but one member of the Class of 1929, yours truly, but we do have with us Bill Walsh '3l, a brother of one Joe. Some '29ers may remember Art Wollenhaupt and Jim Gardner, both of 1926. All the rest are old grads (prior to 1926) or young squirts (post-1932) and I suppose that's the way it is with Dartmouth Clubs around the country. On the personal side I have little to report from rural Beekman, N. Y., though I am amazed at how much activity there is nowadays in a small town. Perhaps one has to live in a big city to attain peace and quiet on a winter evening, with no committee meetings or Grange or Fireman's Night or 4-H or school problems or such to call a guy away from fireside and family."
Wen Barney, partner of the firm af Leach,Calkins & Scott, certified public accountants,of Winchester, Richmond and Lynchburg,Va. responds: "I wish I could answer your letter with a bright and sparkling gem of literary endeavor which would put your February column on ice for you, but gossip of the type you want and need just doesn't exist. As usual, the '29ers we have run across in the past twelve-month could be drowned in a thimble of very weak tea—and there have been no letters from which gleanings of the meagerest sort could be developed. In other words WE are one of the READING public rather than viceversa.
"As for purely personal news—simple—Patsy and I still live together when I can get home to the new house we bought last year about this time. Bob is still our only progeny—and a good thing, too, because neither of us can get up early enough to stay ahead of him. He's now almost 11 and looking forward to his birthday—Washington's—when he can join the Boy Scouts, for which he's already passed his Tenderfoot tests. He's gone as high as he can in Cubbing which is something to brag about. If you haven't been directly exposed to Cub Scouting maybe you can get someone who has to explain what it means to have been a Wolf, Bear, Lion, and Webelos with 13 arrow points all in less than two years. Quite a strain on Dad too Now he's studying clarinet and trying masterfully to stay on the Honor Roll and keep up all of his extracurricular activities at the same time.
"I guess maybe I wrote you that the Kelseys have moved to State College (Pa.) and that we saw them last Janfiary when they went flying thru here on their way to Florida and other points South. The Cadillac convertible they were peerading in looked like the brick business was doing OK. Certainly did hate to miss the Twentieth, but circumstances ganged up on us again and it just couldn't be. Maybe next time Also had high hopes of getting up to the Princeton game and to the N. Y. meeting the night before, but had competition for THAT date too. Looks like my Dartmouth ac- tivities are forever going to be limited to our annual Va alumni meeting and an occasional visit to the D. C. club. Pray for me, will ya? I've dropped most of my civic activities except beating the drum for the Apple Blossom Festival and serving on the local Boy Scout committee."
Al Benjamin of Benjamin Electric Mfg. Company of New York, Chicago and San Francisco, writes from Des Plaines, 111.: "I am sending my dues check into Ed Chin- lund. I have recently had occasion to correspond with some of our classmates and have had the fol- lowing news: 'Prof Martin has bought a summer home in Williamstown, Vt. He is still at the De- Veaux School in Niagara Falls, where he is Senior Master, and has two daughters. Dan huten is now in Japan doing a technical job for the Occupa- tion. He appears to be enjoying life over there with his wife, Lois, and three children: Bob 8, Margaret 5 and Tommy 3. Aisrv Pallister is gen- eral counsel and a director of the J. J. Newberry Company as well as a member of the famous law firm of Pallister and Pallister where he is associated with his brother, David. Meta and I enjoyed the reunion last year very much and are looking forward to the Twenty-fifth. We hope to see a lot more of the fellows then."
And here's one from Fritz Bereman wholeft college at the end of sophomore year,later attended the University of Wisconsin,and who now writes from Aurora, 111. wherehe is in the cosmetic business: "Not having had any direct connections with the class for many years, I have to a great degree lost track of the few graduates of our class in the Chicago area. There are several small prep schools in this area who have done a splendid job toward directing students to Dartmouth, particularly Lake Forest Academy, which, incidentally, I attended before entering Dartmouth. This school is expand- ing rapidly at this time, and just recently has taken over entirely new quarters on a large estate in Lake Forest. Personally I have not much to say, other than that with my brother as partner, I own and operate The Stillman Company. We are interested here in the States, but have directed most of our efforts to export business which the company has been carrying on for some 40 years. I want to congratulate you and all of the others who were instrumental in the 1929 Reunion and drive for funds. I think all did a splendid job, and it should be an added incentive to those such as myself who have never done much of this type of activity to be more tolerant in the future, particularly when we are contacted on such things as the Class and Alumni Funds."
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